Information about the Bank

Joint-Stock Company COMINBANK is a universal bank that has been providing professional and qualified services to individuals, small and medium-sized businesses, and large enterprises for over 30 years. Registered by the NBU on December 3, 1993,  certificate of Registration No. 219. 

On October 18, 2022, the bank changed its name to JSC "СOMINBANK" and is the legal successor of all property, rights and obligations of JSC "CIB".

 

Ratings

On October 26, 2022, COMINBANK became a double winner of the XIV all-Ukrainian contest "Bank of the year-2022". The Bank won this victory in two categories at once:
 "The best bank for an individual approach to Clients".
 "The bank with the greatest growth dynamics in wartime".

On 9 May 2023, by the decision of the rating committee of the Rating agency "Standard-rating", COMINBANK's long-term credit rating on the national scale was updated at the level of uaААА. A bank with this rating is characterized by the highest creditworthiness compared to other Ukrainian banks.

Shareholders

The bank's 100% shareholder is a foreign investor, Stefan Paul Pinter (UK). Mr. Stefan Paul Pinter is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of GML Capital LLP a private investment banking and management company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. GML Capital LLP was founded in 1983. It specializes in investing in emerging markets and has been working in Ukraine since 1993.  
Since 1996, GML Capital LLP has been managing assets and acting as an advisor to investment funds that focus on investing in high-yield securities, trading and credit instruments, and trade finance in emerging markets. GML Capital LLP is licensed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the United States as a registered investment adviser and is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in the United Kingdom.

The Bank's management and members of the Supervisory Board have no shares in the Bank's authorized capital.

Management bodies

The bank's management bodies are the General Meeting of shareholders, the Supervisory Board, and the Bank's Management Board. The Bank's supervisory body is the Internal Audit Service. The Bank has no investments in associates or subsidiaries or institutions.

Strategy

The main strategic goal is to further develop the Bank as a reliable universal financial institution focused on maximizing the interests of shareholders and customers. The bank's strategy is aimed at ensuring absolute reliability, high liquidity and impeccable solvency, which is achieved through a balanced credit policy.

Achievements

On October 30, 2020, COMINBANK was recognized as the winner of the XII ALL-UKRAINIAN COMPETITION "BANK OF THE YEAR - 2020" in the special nomination "The Best Bank for Individual Approach to Clients".

On June 25, 2019 Joint-Stock Company COMINBANK won the nomination "THE FIRST BANK FOR ESCO-LENDING" according to the First All-Ukrainian Project "Financial Institutions of Ukraine: Worthy, Successful, Reliable"..

On May 15, 2019, the Chairman of the Management Board of JSC "COMINBANK" Tetiana Putintseva became one of  the four best financiers of the country according to the annual professional award  "FinAwards". "FinAwards" — is an annual professional award given to top managers of banks who have achieved significant qualitative results in the development of a financial institution. 

On December 10, 2018, the Rating agency "Standard-Rating" (Ukraine) summed up the results of the twenty-third "Rating of bank deposit reliability (attractiveness)", compiled on the basis of public information of the NBU and quarterly reports of banks. According to the results of 9 months of 2018, JSC "COMINBANK" took the 17th place in the rating, confirming its position among the market leaders.

According to the results of the X All-Ukrainian contest "Bank of the Year-2018", organized by the international financial club "Banker", Joint-Stock Company "COMINBANK" won in the nomination "THE MOST RELIABLE AND STABLE BANK";.

Licenses and memberships

The Bank operates on the territory of Ukraine under the charter and banking license #186 dated November 11, 2011 and  general license for foreign exchange operations #186-2 dated May 21, 2012.

According to the license of the  National Securities and Stock Market Commission, series AE No. 263254 dated September 03, 2013,, the bank carries out professional activities in the stock market - depository activities of a depository institution.

The bank is a member:

  • The Independent Association of banks of Ukraine (NABU)
  • Association of Ukrainian banks (AUB)
  • Member of the Professional Association of capital and derivatives market participants (PARD)
  • The Ukrainian Credit-Banking Union (UCBS)
  • An affiliated member of the International Payment System MasterCardWorldwide
  • An associate member of the International Payment System VisaInternational
  • The bank has the status of a member of the Deposit Guarantee Fund for individuals (Certificate No. 106 dated 06.11.2012)
  • The bank is authorized to pay pensions and social benefits